| A web is a visual map that shows how different categories of
information relate to each other. Webs provide a structure for ideas and
facts, which helps students learn to organize and prioritize
information. Major topics or core concepts are located at the web
center. Outward links connect supporting details.
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Webs are particularity useful as a brainstorming and organizational
tool for writing, as well as for analyzing stories and characterization.
Webs enhance learning by displaying concepts and the relationships
between them in a visible, structured format.
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 TYPES OF WEBS
Literary webs help students understand a
story or novel in terms of both the whole and its parts.
Character webs represent one of the ways in
which visual learning can support comprehension in the reading process.
Comparison is one of the most basic and
powerful forms of analysis in any discipline.
Prewriting describes the brainstorming and
organizing students do before writing a story.
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